Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Kerchief
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1938
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 23 in. ( 58.4 x 58.4 cm )
Description
Cotton printed kerchief representing the zodiac; center is a globe with longitudinal lines through it surrounded by the signs of the zodiac in the night sky; in opposite corners are a quarter moon and the sun; printed in maroon, purple, orange, and red ink on a white ground; fringed edge.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number
Z.1161
Marks
printed: below signs of the zodiac: "SEA GOAT/ ARCHER/ SCORPION/ SCALES/ VIRGIN/ LION/ CRAB/ TWINS/ BULL/ RAM/ FISHES/ WATER"
printed: on border: in script, "January December November/ October September August/ July June May/ April March February"
printed: lower left corner: "H. SARGENT HITCHCOCK - COPYRIGHT - 1938"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
